Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.1° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 1PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
361
434
408
320
275
190
233
178
115
83
65
31
36
38
47
47
44
48
61
59
44
43
31
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:33AM1.61m
8:58PM1.69m
9:15AM1.63m
9:39PM1.68m
9:57AM1.65m
Low Tide
2:27AM0.18m
2:36PM0.16m
3:09AM0.12m
3:20PM0.14m
3:51AM0.08m
4:05PM0.15m
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
4
Temp °C
13
11
11
16
17
14
13
13
13
12
13
15
15
13
12
11
12
13
13
16
16
13
11
Feels °C
11
6
5
11
10
8
7
8
8
6
8
9
9
7
5
5
6
7
7
10
10
7
6
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